Awards
Prasar Bharati sets up European arm
MUMBAI: The Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards (Emma) 2004 were presented in a glitzy ceremony held in Grosvenor House hotel in London. Parmindar Nagra, of Bend It Like Beckham fame, was awarded the best female television actor, for her role in Second Generation.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Lisa Aziz were among other leading Asian women honoured at the Emma awards yesterday. The former received the award in the Best Print Journalism category while the latter was awarded in the category of TV News Journalist.
Art Malik and Inder Manocha also received awards for the Best TV actor and Best Comedian category respectively.
Media Personality For The Year award was bestowed on Greg Dyke, former director general of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Vanessa Feltz, broadcaster and columnist, received the Best Radio News Journalist award.
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise was conferred the Best Film Actor award for his movie The Last Samurai. Maia Morgenstern who acted in The Passion of the Christ bagged the best female actor award. The movie was also honoured with the Best Movie award of the year.
On the sports front, soccer stars David Beckham and Thierry Henry were voted as the joint winners in the Best Sporting Personality category.
BBC’s acclaimed documentary The Secret Policeman won the Best TV Documentary award.
Highlights of the Emma awards will be shown on BBC2 in the UK on 30 May at 11:15 pm GMT.
Awards
Ajay Kakar to chair jury for ad:tech Honours Awards 2026
Industry leaders join jury as nominations surge for marketing tech awards
NEW DELHI: The ad:tech Honours Awards 2026 are gearing up for a bigger second edition, with Ajay Kakar, head of corporate branding at Adani Group, set to chair the jury for India’s technology-focused marketing awards.
Organised in partnership with the International Advertising Association India Chapter, the awards celebrate the growing influence of technology in shaping modern advertising and marketing outcomes. This year’s edition has drawn a strong response from across the industry, signalling rising momentum around innovation in marketing technology.
The organisers say the nominations reflect a wide range of ideas and approaches, highlighting how brands and agencies are increasingly leaning on platforms, tools and data to sharpen their campaigns and connect with audiences more effectively.
Leading the evaluation process, Kakar will head a jury made up of senior leaders from across brands, agencies and technology platforms.
The jury panel includes Amaresh Godbole, CEO, digital technology business at Publicis Groupe; Bishwajeet S, head of marketing and PR at Volkswagen India; Carol Goyal, executive director at Rediffusion and CEO of Aesthetic Intelligence Lab; Kushal Sanghvi, director at Komerz; Lara Balsara, executive director at Madison World; Rana Barua, group CEO India, sea and North Asia; Deepak Oram, senior vice president growth marketing and martech; and Priyanka Khaneja Gandhi, head of marketing and creative solutions at Amazon Ads India.
The ad:tech Honours Awards aim to recognise not just creative campaigns but the smart use of technology that delivers measurable impact and business results. Categories this year reflect the rapidly evolving digital landscape, covering areas such as artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing, content ecosystems, automation, martech and adtech integration, and commerce-led marketing.
The winners will be announced on 17 March 2026 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi during ad:tech New Delhi 2026. The event is expected to bring together leaders from brands, agencies, platforms, creators and technology partners for an evening celebrating the ideas and innovations shaping the future of marketing.iconductor industries.
